SAP Finance Solution Architect

• Perform solution architecture functions across different domains (Business Information Data Application Technology & Security).
  
• Work alongside the enterprise architect to ensure solutions conform goals standards and governance frameworks and are fitforpurpose from both business and technical perspectives.
  
• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to elicit requirements and translate them into a solution architecture to be implemented.
  
• Research new solutions to address specific or general business problems.
  
• Design and document solution architecture including integration to meet identified business and technical requirements.
  
• Provide subject matter and solution design expertise within the SAP Finance Solutions (SAP S/4HANA Finance SAP Insurance Analyzer SAP GRC SAP Data Services etc.).
  
• Report to the SAP Enterprise Architect within the SAP Centre of Expertise (CoE)
  

• Engage business and technical stakeholders to elicit goals objectives priorities and requirements.
  
• Translate business and technical requirements into a solution architecture for implementation.
  
• Design and validate complex solution architectures to address business and technical requirements and ensure successful implementation.
  
• Design solution integration architecture to ensure successful implementation.
  
• Research new solutions for specific or general business problems.
  
• Provide solution advisory recommendations and guidance on the SAP Finance platforms.
  
• Contribute to the strategic planning and architecture definition of the SAP Finance landscape.
  
• Understand and interpret the business processes for which the solution architecture is being developed.
  
• Influence business and IT strategies to ensure collaborative alignment.
  
• Contribute to building SAP Finance technical and application roadmaps for both onprem and cloud environments.
  
• Provide guidance in the SAP Finance landscape system migration or upgrades.
  
• Document the overall Solution Architecture and integration with other systems in line with Enterprise and Solution Architecture standard and practices.
  
• Present solutions architecture to different forums including the Architecture Solutions Evaluation & Review forum.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent: minimum requirement.
  
• Knowledge
  
• Designing and validating complex SAP solutions architecture.
  
• Ability to identify and challenge solution scenarios by considering the business environment.
  
• Provide recommendations and guidance on the SAP platform and tools.
  
• Knowledge of integrating SAP solutions into various technologies and architectures.
  
• Knowledge of SAP system migration or upgrades.
  
• IT Strategic planning and execution.
  
• Systems thinking and holistic approach to solution analysis.
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware software application security and systems engineering.
  
• Skills
  
• Organizational and prioritizing skills
  
• Problemsolving and analytical thinking
  
• Business and report writing
  
• Proactive and able to work independently and against tight deadlines
  
• Proficient in MS Office with strong Excel Word and Visio skills
  
• Ability to handle competing priorities and changing requirements
  
• Effective communication collaboration facilitation and negotiation with stakeholders
  
• Experience
  
• 7 years of SAP Finance Solution Architecture experience
  
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance SAP Insurance Analyzer SAP GRC SAP Data Services etc.
  
• Architecture knowledge and/or certification (e.g. TOGAF Zachman etc.) required
  
• Cloud architecture experience will be beneficial
  
• Personal Qualities
  
• Assertive and innovative with the ability to build consensus with multiple stakeholders
  
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
  
• Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure
  
• Selfdriven individual
  
• Highly responsible with the ability to work independently
  
• Strong client focus
  
• Excellent time management skills
  
• Selfmotivated with a strong focus on delivery
  
• Strong analytical thinking skills
  
• Team player
  
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills including communication collaboration facilitation and negotiation skills